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sean
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 5:43 pm Post subject:
Don't forget that we're going to run this in the summer.

tahir

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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 5:45 pm Post subject:
Agree, but we're looking at showing people how they can live healthily and cheaply the whole year through.

Mat S

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Location: Leicester

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 5:58 pm Post subject:
Nettle soup! Recipe at https://www.nettles.org.uk/nettles/activities/nettlesoup.asp but I think a "standard"* veg soup with a load of young nettles piled in at the end is better. * read - whatever you've got around

jema
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 6:07 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

I'll start costing some stuff. Since I almost never buy all the ingredients for a meal from scratch I know what I spend/week, but not really/meal.

Me to, on consideration i think tonights meal is probably under 40p a head, but I am not sure.

Gertie

Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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Location: Yorkshire

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 6:41 pm Post subject:

This is an interestic subject. I must admit I have never costed our meals - like others know how much we pay a week for groceries, but couldn't tell you off the top of my head how much a meal would work out.

Obviously, the main reason for us taking on an allotment and getting some hens is so that we can reduce our food bills.

Right, count me in, I'll start costing out our meals - don't want you lot getting the better of us - Yorkshire folk are renowned for their thrift!!!!

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 6:47 pm Post subject:

My butcher sells a couple of lamb shanks for about �2.50, they could be stretched to four people (just) shin of beef can make a fine meal for around �1 a head.

You can either pick stock bones up free of for a few pence, my butcher charges 40p but often gives them free if you buy other stuff.

As pointed out by Twoscoops & tahir, offal is really cheap, devilled kidneys would be way under �1 IMHO and liver is cheap too. I fancy making a robust pate with some.

Mackeral is cheap, so are sardines, most oily fish can be picked up. Tinned sardines are particularly tasty if drain of oil and quickly grilled.

wellington womble

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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 7:01 pm Post subject:
Are we counting a whole meal or just the main, or is it mostly one pot jobs anyway?

tahir

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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 7:03 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

Are we counting a whole meal or just the main, or is it mostly one pot jobs anyway?

Whatever, like I said above you could easily do a dhal and indian puddind for less than �1 a head.

Mrs Fiddlesticks

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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 7:07 pm Post subject:
I'll have a think too. Mine is complicated by having in effect 'free' eggs so that dictates my meals to some extent. The veggies from the allotment also have a bearing. I think the bacon toad we're having tonight must be pretty good since I'm using bacon scraps. Its an even cheaper meal if you use veg instead of bacon or sausages.

dougal

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Location: South Kent

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 7:18 pm Post subject:

Veg &/or pulse soups
Home made bread -> pizza!
Pastry (sweet/savoury)
Whitebait/sardines/pilchard/sprats/mackerel/herring as fish or fish paste
Charcuterie (Salami?, chicken liver pat�...) (Would baked sausage with lentils/carrots&onion be over budget?)
Salads (Carrot, celeriac,...)
Spuds...
Rice -> risotto, pulao, etc
Eggs (Omelettes, fritters, pancakes, meringues)
Fruit (peach+honey+apricot jam baked on puff pastry, ...)
Summer... Iced tea?

alison
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 8:41 pm Post subject:
Do we just have to do meals for a �1. or why not meals which you may not normally have, like rabbit, for example. Not caught yourself, but butcher bought.

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 8:42 pm Post subject:
We can do that too.

dougal

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Location: South Kent

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 05 9:11 pm Post subject:
Presume you are going to want recipes standardised for 2 or 4 people - not expressed in single portion quantities...

cab

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 9:02 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Could make a shin of beef casserole for tha kind of budget??

Depends where you get your shin. I've had ethicaly produced shin for that ind of price, but it's not always easy to come by.

cab

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 9:05 am Post subject:

alison wrote:

Do we just have to do meals for a �1. or why not meals which you may not normally have, like rabbit, for example. Not caught yourself, but butcher bought.

Rabbits cost �2:10 at our butchers, and you can certainly serve three people from a rabbit. A rabbit stew can easily be done for less than a quid a head. If you get the liver and heart, and if it's a nice big liver, you can cobble together a liver salad as a starter too.

Of course, THREE courses for a quid starts to become challenging...

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